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SUMMARY:February Vacation Week at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Travel back in time during February school vacation week! Each day includes themed-activities\, crafts\, stories\, and a special movie. \nEnjoy the entire Museum\, including the Lagoda whaling ship\, the Kid’s Corner play space\, the Sailor’s Nook pretend play area\, the interactive sand table\, whale skeletons\, and more! \nMonday\, February 16: 250 Years Ago\nExplore the Revolutionary War and the exhibit Forging Independence | Building a Nation\nInflatable Whale from 10:00 am-4:00 pm\nStorytime in the Kid’s Corner at 10:00 am\nMake & Take Craft: Silhouettes from 10:30 am-3:30 pm\nHands-on History Activity: Make Butter from 1:00-2:30 pm\nStorytime in the Sailor’s Nook at 3:00 pm\nCostume Parade at 3:30 pm\nAfternoon Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (PG-13\, 2003) at 4:00 pm \nTuesday\, February 17: Get To Work!\nExplore New Bedford’s Industrial History and the exhibit Energy and Enterprise\nStorytime in the Kid’s Corner at 10:00 am\nMake & Take Craft: Weaving from 10:30 am-3:30 pm\nHands-on History Activity: Make a Suncatcher from 1:00-2:30 pm\nStorytime in the Sailor’s Nook at 3:00 pm\nCostume Parade at 3:30 pm\nAfternoon Movie: Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken (PG\, 2023) at 4:00 pm \nWednesday\, February 18: Island Adventures\nExplore the Cape Verdean Culture and the exhibit Morabeza: Cape Verdean Community in the South Coast\nInflatable Whale from 10:00 am-4:00 pm\nStorytime in the Kid’s Corner at 10:00 am\nMake & Take Craft: Cape Verdean Lace from 10:30 am-3:30 pm\nHands-on History Activity: Make a Community Quilt from 1:00-2:30 pm\nStorytime in the Sailor’s Nook at 3:00 pm\nCostume Parade at 3:30 pm\nAfternoon Movie: Luca (PG\, 2021) at 4:00 pm \nThursday\, February 19: Smile for the Camera\nExplore the history of Photography and the exhibit “Look pleasant\, please”: Early Portrait Photography in New Bedford\nStorytime in the Kid’s Corner at 10:00 am\nMake & Take Craft: Photo Collage from 10:30 am-3:30 pm\nHands-on History Activity: Make a Sunprint from 1:00-2:30 pm\nStorytime in the Sailor’s Nook at 3:00 pm\nCostume Parade at 3:30 pm\nAfternoon Movie: Muppet Treasure Island (G\, 1996) at 4:00 pm \nFriday\, February 20: Thar She Blows!\nExplore New Bedford’s Whaling Industry and the exhibit The City that Lit the World\nInflatable Whale from 10:00 am-4:00 pm\nStorytime in the Kid’s Corner at 10:00 am\nMake & Take Craft: Scrimshaw Scratch from 10:30 am-3:30 pm\nHands-on History Activity: Make a Candle from 1:00-2:30 pm\nStorytime in the Sailor’s Nook at 3:00 pm\nCostume Parade at 3:30 pm\nAfternoon Movie: The Goonies (PG\, 1985) at 4:00 pm \nWant to visit multiple days?\nBecome a New Bedford Whaling Museum Member for free museum admission and movie discounts.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/february-vacation-week-at-the-museum/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
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